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Ailin' Al #15a 1985 Garbage Pail Kids Series 1 · PSA 5
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AILIN' AL ACTIVEno PSA 5 listed on eBay right now
RAW (UNGRADED) — NOT A GRADED VALUE
$12
135 raw sales used for this value
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Price history · PSA 5
On-the-record sales go back as far as PSA reports them — late 2017 for GPK — plus eBay-tracked and raw sales as they land.
🗑️ The Garbologist says…
Too Few Recent Sales
The Garbologist sniffed around the sales pile.
- 6 recorded sales · 1 in the last year · trades only a few times a year · moderate-confidence sample.
- The recent trail reads $20 → $13 → $16 → $15 → $28 — choppy but broadly rangebound.
- Census check: PSA has graded 468 of this card, and only 8.3% come back a 10 — tough to gem.
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Automated analysis generated from this card’s real recorded sales and PSA population data — no opinions, no predictions guaranteed. Entertainment and research only, not financial advice.
Ailin' Al — across every card
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🧬 Should I slab it?
Grade itOnly about 1 in 12 copies of this card get a 10; across every grade, a graded copy should be worth about $130, more than the $92 it costs to grade plus the $12 raw copy you give up.
Expected value if graded$38 (after $92 all-in cost)
Raw value today$12 (from 135 raw sales)
VerdictGrade it
Break-even: you need about a 4% chance of a PSA 10 (this card: 8%).
Chance of a PSA 10
8%
this card · 468 graded
PSA 10 value
$680
today · ~$680 by Feb 12, 2027
PSA 9 value
$152
today · ~$152 by Feb 12, 2027
All-in cost
$92
PSA fee $60 + shipping both ways $32
How these numbers work
All-in cost $92: PSA Standard tier fee $60 per card, insured shipping to PSA ~$12, PSA insured return shipping ~$20. Sending it to your PSA Vault instead skips return shipping (vault intake and storage are free): ~$72 all-in, so a graded copy would net ~$58.
Grade odds (this card, 468 PSA-graded): 10 · 8%, 9 · 27%, 8 · 30%, 7 or lower · 35%. People send their best copies, so a random raw copy usually grades a bit lower.
Values when it comes back (~95 days, about Feb 12, 2027): today's values (the set has no clear 3-month trend).
Expected value if graded = each grade's chance × its value, minus the all-in cost. A guide, not a guarantee — centering and corners on your copy decide the grade.
Grade odds (this card, 468 PSA-graded): 10 · 8%, 9 · 27%, 8 · 30%, 7 or lower · 35%. People send their best copies, so a random raw copy usually grades a bit lower.
Values when it comes back (~95 days, about Feb 12, 2027): today's values (the set has no clear 3-month trend).
Expected value if graded = each grade's chance × its value, minus the all-in cost. A guide, not a guarantee — centering and corners on your copy decide the grade.
Ailin' Al #15a 1985 Garbage Pail Kids Series 1 value by grade
| Grade | Value | Sales | PSA pop |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 | $680 | 27 | 39 |
| PSA 9 | $152 | 53 | 125 |
| PSA 8.5 | $72 | 1 | 2 |
| PSA 8 | $67 | 51 | 137 |
| PSA 7 | $54 | 17 | 56 |
| PSA 6.5 | $39 est. | 0 | 1 |
| PSA 6 | $31 | 20 | 53 |
| PSA 5.5 | $29 | 2 | 2 |
| PSA 5 | $25 | 6 | 33 |
| PSA 4 | $20 | 4 | 17 |
| PSA 3 | $19 est. | 0 | 1 |
| PSA 2 | $18 est. | 0 | 2 |
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